1.   In addition, Mrs. Meissner announced last month that the agency would fingerprint citizenship applicants in-house instead of contracting with independent companies.

2.   The heightened scrutiny of citizenship applicants is expected to re-create the naturalization backlog that led to the Citizenship USA effort.

3.   While the report praises the agency for revamping its background check system, it concludes that the INS must create uniform standards for citizenship applicants.

4.   Sample civics questions for citizenship applicants With FEATURE-Becoming An American.